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Guitar chord

A♭9A flat dominant ninth

  • A♭1
  • C3
  • E♭5
  • G♭♭7
  • B♭9
Difficulty
Harder
Fingers
4
Shapes
12

How to play A♭9

  1. Index finger (1): press flat across the low E string to the high E string at the 4th fret, a barre.
  2. Ring finger (3): 6th fret of the A string.
  3. Middle finger (2): 5th fret of the G string.
  4. Little finger (4): 6th fret of the high E string.
  1. A♭9 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets 4645464fr1324EADGBE
    A♭9 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets 4645464fr1324EBGDAE

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  2. A♭9 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets 411112142EADGBE
    A♭9 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets 411112142EBGDAE

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  3. A♭9 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets 4113121432EADGBE
    A♭9 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets 4113121432EBGDAE

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  4. A♭9 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets 4141121342EADGBE
    A♭9 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets 4141121342EBGDAE

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  5. A♭9 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets 4141141234EADGBE
    A♭9 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets 4141141234EBGDAE

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  6. A♭9 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets 4343441423EADGBE
    A♭9 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets 4343441423EBGDAE

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  7. A♭9 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets 41411x123EADGBE
    A♭9 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets 41411x123EBGDAE

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  8. A♭9 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets 41431x1342EADGBE
    A♭9 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets 41431x1342EBGDAE

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Strumming patterns to try

  • ↓↓↓↓Four downsSteady, for learning changes
  • ↓↓↑↑↓↑Folk / popThe everyday pattern
  • ↓↓↑↓↑BalladSlow songs, 3/4 or 6/8
  • ↑↑↑↑Reggae skankOff-beat chops

About the A♭9 chord

A flat dominant ninth is built from 5 notes: A♭ (1), C (3), E♭ (5), G♭ (♭7), B♭ (9). The lowest note you play should be the root, A♭, highlighted on the diagram. There are 12 ways to play it above, from the open position up the neck: start with the first, then pick whichever is closest to the chord you play before and after it.

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